Reconstruction:Old English/sandstan

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sandastain, equivalent to sand +‎ stān.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑndˌstɑːn/

Noun

*sandstān m

  1. sandstone
    Synonym: mealmstān

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative *sandstān *sandstānas
accusative *sandstān *sandstānas
genitive *sandstānes *sandstāna
dative *sandstāne *sandstānum

Descendants

  • Middle English: *sandstan, sandston
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